23 Nov
2007
23 Nov
'07
3:02 p.m.
On Nov 23, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
I worked as a dBase (well, Clipper, a dBase compiler) for many
years...it's every bit a legitimate programming language, in every
way I can think of.
That was my "day job"...I was programming in C and FORTRAN at home
during that time, so yes, I was indeed aware of what a "real"
language was...and dBase definitely qualifies.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Farewell Ophelia, 9/22/1991 - 7/25/2007
Good point.
There is the concept of "depth" of understanding. Many
people who regard themselves as programming professionals would be
lost without an operating system. Some would be lost without an
assembler. And, sad to say, some would be lost without some sort of
Java facility.
This reminds me of folks I used to run into back in the day that
considered
themselves "programmers" -- in dbase!